Google Glass to enter space station next week

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 20:07

The wearable eye device from Google is all set to enter the International Space Station (ISS) for a flatworm study next week.

Crew blasts off for International Space Station

Last Updated: Monday, November 24, 2014, 04:23

A Russian capsule carrying three astronauts from Russia, the United States and Italy has blasted off for the International Space Station.

International Space Station `farm` bears fruit

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 17:29

Astronauts are growing vegetables in an experimental greenhouse named Lada aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that are safe to eat.

Dazzling volcano eruption seen from space

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 17:28

Crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got a rare image of the Sarychev volcano as it erupted June 12, 2009.

Zero gravity in space may impact astronauts` immunity

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:12

The clue to astronauts` immunity in outer space owing to prolonged travel lies in learning the negative impact of zero gravity on fruit flies.

Astronauts repeat spacewalk, with mixed success

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 02:32

Two Russian space station astronauts took a spacewalk on Monday to complete a job left undone last month, but ran into new trouble.

Ageing ISS a space lab of `unlimited` opportunity

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:59

It may be 350 kilometers (215 miles) above Earth and a place that only a privileged few will ever visit, but the ISS is crucial to advances in science, health and technology, experts say.

NASA launches newest communication satellite

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 11:12

NASA`s super-high-flying fleet of communication satellites just got bigger. An unmanned rocket blasted into a chilly, clear sky last night carrying the latest, third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite.

Orbital`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docks with space station

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 03:41

Orbital Sciences Corporation`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday, said the US space agency NASA.

Now, `sticky-feet` robots to fix space stations

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 15:40

Researchers have developed a climbing robot that has dry but sticky gecko-like feet and can crawl around an orbiting spacecraft to maintain and repair it.

Space-faring nations lay groundwork for human, robotic exploration

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 10:10

Officials from 32 of the world`s space-faring nations concluded a trio of summits on Friday to tackle expanding participation in the International Space Station and planning for eventual human expeditions to Mars.

Obama agrees to 4-year extension for International Space Station

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:03

The Obama administration wants to keep the International Space Station, a $100 billion orbital research outpost that is a project of 15 nations, flying until at least 2024, four years beyond a previous target, NASA said on Wednesday.